Celebrities

Mariah Carey

Occupation: Singer

Nationality: American

Born: March 27, 1970 (45)

Having sold more than 200 million singles, albums and videos worldwide during her 20 year career, Mariah Carey has garnered a reputation as one of the most successful pop acts ever and in 2000 was even named as the artist of the millennium. She has earned a record-breaking total of 18 US No.1s - with titles including classic pop tracks 'Hero', 'Without You' and 'We Belong Together' - and collected five Grammy awards and 17 World Music Awards, the most for any artist. Carey has also experimented with acting and in 2009 gave a critically acclaimed turn in Oscar-nominated drama Precious.